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0 pointsFabHK1mo ago0 comments

Traffic could be tampered as well.

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Sometimes that doesn't matter either. That is the valid use case of a plain-text protocol like telnet: doesn't matter.

FabHKOP1mo ago

Sure. But, contrary to what some people seem to think, "it's nothing secret" is not a sufficient justification to use an unencrypted plain-text protocol.

nomel1mo ago

It literally is. I do not give a fuck if someone reads or fakes the wind speed from the sensor on my roof.

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nomel1mo ago

Sometimes that doesn't matter either. That is the valid use case of a plain-text protocol like telnet: doesn't matter.

FabHKOP1mo ago

Sure. But, contrary to what some people seem to think, "it's nothing secret" is not a sufficient justification to use an unencrypted plain-text protocol.

nomel1mo ago

It literally is. I do not give a fuck if someone reads or fakes the wind speed from the sensor on my roof.

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